Martina Milburn
Martina Milburn, "is chief executive of The Prince's Trust, the UK’s leading youth charity. Since joining The Trust in 2004, she has spearheaded a support-network for young offenders and launched the charity’s first public fundraising and advertising campaign, trebling the public’s understanding of the charity’s work.
"Prior to joining The Trust Martina was chief executive of the BBC Children in Need Appeal from 2000, overseeing nine regional offices. She sat on the trading subsidiary Children in Need Ltd and was a member of the BBC's Corporate Social Responsibility Board.
"Martina trained and began her career as a journalist, established the Press and Communications function for the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and worked on a freelance basis for a range of charities.
"She then held the post of Chief Executive of the Association of Spinal Injury Research, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (ASPIRE) - a service delivery charity - for seven years, growing the staff from five to 100. In this role Martina was responsible for the development of Europe's first integrated arts, sports and rehabilitation centre." [1]
- Director, National Citizen Service [2]
- Director, Prince of Wales Foundation [3]
- Trustee, Media Trust
- Director, Prince's Trust Trading [4]
